The Melbourne Storm flyer is among three uncapped players named for the Wallabies tour of UK and France, Kyle Godwin and Tolu Latu being the others. Australia begin their campaign against Rob Howley’s Wales in Cardiff, before taking on Scotland, France, Ireland and England.
The Australians kick-off their tour against Wales in the first game in the 2016 Under Armour Series at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, 6 November, and the former Melbourne Storm winger is in line to make his international debut before playing a Super Rugby game.
The 24-year-old Fijian rugby league international played his last game of 13-a-side rugby in the NRL Grand Final in Sydney on 2 October when the Storm were beaten 16-14 by Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in front of a crowd of 83,625 at the old Olympic Stadium.
Lightening quick, with a 100 metres best time of 10.75 sec, Koroibete played scored 46 tries in 74 NRL matches. He played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and after completing his rugby league season this month he switched from the Storm to the Melbourne Rebels.
The last player to make his Australian Test debut before playing Super Rugby was hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau in England. The only other player to have done that is Matt Giteau, who faced England at Twickenham in 2002 before playing for the Waratahs.
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The 24-year-old played 74 NRL matches, scoring 46 tries, most recently playing in the NRL grand final with the Storm.
Scrum half Will Genia has been named in the squad, but won’t be eligible to play outside the November Test window, ruling him out of the tour opener against Wales and the final Test against England.
Dean Mumm will be ineligible for the Wallabies’ opener, suspended for striking Brodie Retallick in last weekend’s Bledisloe Testr
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The Wallabies will be vying for their second Grand Slam in history, after last achieving the feat of beating England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales in 1984.
Australia made its most recent Grand Slam attempt in 2013, falling to England before beating Italy, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Australia have won the last 11 games against Wales, including a 9-6 win in the 2015 Rugby World Cup pool section last season and a 21-18 win in Auckland in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Bronze Medal match. Wales’ last victory was the 21-18 triumph in Cardiff in 2008.
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Australian squad: Allan Alaalatoa, Rory Arnold, Adam Coleman, Quade Cooper, Kane Douglas, Scott Fardy, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Nick Frisby, Will Genia, Kyle Godwin*James Hanson, Dane Haylett-Petty, Reece Hodge, Michael Hooper, Sekope Kepu, Marika Koroibete*, Tevita Kuridrani, Tolu Latu*, Sean McMahon, Stephen Moore, Dean Mumm, Sefanaia Naivalu, Nick Phipps, David Pocock, Tom Robertson, Rob Simmons, Scott Sio, Will Skelton, Henry Speight, James Slipper, Lopeti Timani
